In the NBA there are very few 'untouchable' players, a bit more 'surpisingly tradeable' players and lot of 'please take him we don't want him' players.  These players are important enough to their team that if another team offered them a fair trade they wouldn't do it.  No one is untouchable in the sense that a team offers their 3 best players (ex: celtics big 3) for 1 superstar on a team (ex: Lebron) that the team with the 1 superstar wouldn't do it, it means untouchable when it is a fair or almost fair trade.  Below are the people that are untouchable, surpisingly tradeable, and the 'please take him away from us' players.  The numbers is not listing the players from greatest to least or anything like that.

Untouchable Players

1) Kobe Bryant: He wasn't untouchable at the beginning of the season but now there is no way the Lakers would give him up because he is the best player in the league and another player might ruin chemistry.

2) Kevin Garnett: Garnett is the perfect fit for the Celtics.  The only people in the league that could be a somewhat fair trade for him are Duncan and Kobe (a bit on the unfair side for the Lakers though).  The Celtics wouldn't want Kobe because that would move Pierce or Allen to the bench and what would be the point of that.  Duncan is just like Garnett without the fadeaway but with better leadership.

3) Tim Duncan: The same thing as Garnett.  He is a good fit and any other person would ruin team chemistry and if it was for a guard-small forward they would have no good big men.

4) Dwight Howard: He is the face of the Magic and will be for a long time if he doesn't go somewhere else as a free agent.  No one else would be able to do what he does for the team and if he left it would ruin team chemistry.

5) Chris Paul: He is the best point guard in the league and very young.  Even if the Cavs offered them Lebron for Paul the Hornets wouldn't trade him because he is the best passer in the league and makes the game a lot easier for teammates while Lebron would dominate the ball and his teammates would get mad and chemistry would be ruined.

6) Deron Williams: He is the perfect fit with the the Jazz and the perfect fit for Boozer.  Even Chris Paul would disrupt team chemistry a bit because they are used to playing a style a lot different than Paul's.

 Almost On The List: Chris Bosh, Al Jefferson, Dwyane Wade, Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Yao Ming, Lebron James

Surprisingly Tradeable Players

1) Lebron James: When you first see Lebron's name hear you probably think I am completely wrong, but I do have some reasons.  I don't think Lebron is untouchable because he is probably going to the Nets when his contract runs out so the Cavs might try to get a lot of good people for him a couple years before his contract runs out.  The team isn't doint good with him dominating the ball so much.

2) Carmelo Anthony: He doesn't try on defense and hasn't been the answer for the Nuggets.  He is already in trade talks between the Nuggets and Nets.

3) Allen Iverson: He hasn't made Carmelo better and the Nuggets still aren't winning, but even with his big contract a lot of teams would want him on their team.  He has a good chance of getting traded this offseason.

4) Chris Bosh: There are a lot of other good PF's in the league that could be traded for him or a package of a couple of good players could get him traded.

5) Dwyane Wade: He is injury-prone and if the Heat get the first pick in the draf then they might try and get the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th pick and someone else for D-Wade in a trade.

6) Steve Nash: He was the second best passer in the league this season, but he is getting older and the Suns are just getting worse.  The Suns could try and get some good young players for him and then sign some more young players when a certain 20 million dollar a year cactus' contract runs out.  The Knicks really want him from what I've heard.

7) Yao Ming: The Rockets really like Yao and he makes them a lot of money.  He is still pretty young and the team has some young players that will be good soon.  T-Mac and Battier aren't getting any younger or better so soon it will be up to Yao to carry the team alone.  He might become injured because of his height and than they may want to trade him when he is healthy to get something for him.

8) Amare Stoudemire: He is young and really good.  He won't always have Nash to pass him the ball but he will do just fine on his own.  He is now the best player on the Suns even if a few Nash fans out there won't admit it.  He has a chance to be in the top 3 in scoring for many years in a row later.  Any team in the league would want him though.

9) Al Jefferson: The T'Wolves already had a really good young PF and didn't trade him until later in his career, so why would they trade Jefferson any time soon especially when this time around it looks like their star will have a lot of help for a lot of years?  Because they don't want another Garnett situation of losing and going no where.

Please Take Him We Don't Want Him Players

1) Stephon Marbury: He is the obvious choice for this list becaus he has a huge contract, is a poison to his team, and doesn't get along with people on the team.  The Knicks would probably give him up for a hotdog if it was allowed under league rules.  It would actually be a good trade for them since they would have 20 million more dollars to spend on something else and they could even spend only a 1/4 of that on a good PG.

2) Jermaine O'Neal: He is a tough choice to be on this list, but I think he qualifies because he is injury prone, has a big contract, and the Pacers are looking go younger.

3) Ben Wallace: He isn't a bad player and doesn't poison his team but he has a really big, really long contract.

4) Kenyon Martin: He is really good and helps his team on both ends of the court but his contract is even bigger and even longer than Ben Wallace's.

5) Zach Randolph: He fights with teammates and didn't help his team win this year.  Along with his big contract he makes a big problem for the Knicks so they will probably be looking to get rid of him this year.